NYC Ballot Initiatives Would Create Massive Racial-Equity Infrastructure in City Government

New York City voters heading to the polls on Tuesday to cast a ballot in the surprisingly competitive governor’s race will also be asked to vote on three less-discussed ballot measures that, if approved, would mandate the creation of a massive new racial-equity infrastructure in the city and further infuse left-wing racial-justice ideology into every city agency.

The three initiatives would: add a preamble to the city charter that includes a statement of values and acknowledges a history of “grave injustices and atrocities” in the city and the country; amend the charter to establish a new racial-equity office and to mandate agency-specific racial-equity plans every two years; and require the city to establish a new cost-of-living measure that would “provide a clearer picture of the racial wealth gap.”